How to set F5 to copy from one pane to the other?

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How to set F5 to copy from one pane to the other?

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I have two panes display and would like to copy the selected items from active pane to the opposite pane on pressing F5.

Please tell me how..thanks in advance.

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Re: How to set F5 to copy from one pane to the other?

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srikat wrote:I have two panes display and would like to copy the selected items from active pane to the opposite pane on pressing F5.

Please tell me how..thanks in advance.
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Re: How to set F5 to copy from one pane to the other?

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Thank you.

Another question:

Is it possible to switch (the control) from one pane to the other by pressing Tab?

I tried assiging the Tab keyboard shortcut to 'Toggle Active Pane' w/o any luck.

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Re: How to set F5 to copy from one pane to the other?

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srikat wrote:Thank you.

Another question:

Is it possible to switch (the control) from one pane to the other by pressing Tab?

I tried assiging the Tab keyboard shortcut to 'Toggle Active Pane' w/o any luck.
Goto "Tools>Configuration>Dual Pane" and set the Tab key to "Swap panes only".

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serendipity wrote:
srikat wrote:Thank you.

Another question:

Is it possible to switch (the control) from one pane to the other by pressing Tab?

I tried assiging the Tab keyboard shortcut to 'Toggle Active Pane' w/o any luck.
Goto "Tools>Configuration>Dual Pane" and set the Tab key to "Swap panes only".
Reading this it just appeared to me that "Swap panes only" is a weird caption. Why "only"? This makes sense only when you know/read the other captions for which you have to open the drop down. So I think "Swap panes" (or "Switch panes", or "Toggle Panes"?) would be better. Any objections?

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'Switch panes' would be a good choice.

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admin wrote:Reading this it just appeared to me that "Swap panes only" is a weird caption. Why "only"? This makes sense only when you know/read the other captions for which you have to open the drop down. So I think "Swap panes" (or "Switch panes", or "Toggle Panes"?) would be better. Any objections?
I think "Swap panes" sounds good for an menu item to do this action.
But for this setting in option "Tab through both panes only" would fit in accordance with the other entries?

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admin wrote:Reading this it just appeared to me that "Swap panes only" is a weird caption. Why "only"?
Why? Because you're making it very clear that by doing so removes the ability to use it for the other normal functions, and if "only" isn't there, it could imply that it will swap in addition to other functions.
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j_c_hallgren wrote:
admin wrote:Reading this it just appeared to me that "Swap panes only" is a weird caption. Why "only"?
Why? Because you're making it very clear that by doing so removes the ability to use it for the other normal functions, and if "only" isn't there, it could imply that it will swap in addition to other functions.
OK, but I still find the wording not optimal in the context. I would prefer Stefan's suggestion: "Tab through both panes only"

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admin wrote:OK, but I still find the wording not optimal in the context. I would prefer Stefan's suggestion: "Tab through both panes only"
But Tab doesn't go "through" the panes, but only "between" them, right? Because "through" could be interpreted to also include the tabs or some other places...ok, maybe only by newbies, but it's possible to infer that...thus, I'd swap that word to "between" to eliminate that...and then it'd be fine.
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